Is God’s love ‘unconditional’? What the scriptures teach about feeling His presence

This week's FHE lesson topic comes from the Come, Follow Mereading inRomans 7-16. Check out this week's Come, Follow Me study ideas on LDS Livingfor additional resources and suggestions.

This week’s readings: Romans 7–16

Tucked away in a less-traveled area of Canyonlands National Park, there's an arch few people have seen since it was discovered six decades ago.

At one point in our study of the four Gospels, we had been thinking about Jesus’s 40-day trial in the Judean wilderness. In only two verses, Mark tells us about those days (Mark 1:12–13). Matthew and Luke, on the other hand, make use of a time-honored literary structure to tell us of the tests put to Jesus as He prepared to begin His messianic responsibilities. All three accounts express Jesus’s perfect discipline in response to evil enticements that offended the laws of God. Matthew and Luke may clothe the testing in the elegance of traditional poetic forms, but the themes in all three accounts of Jesus’s experiences in the wilderness remain the same. Whether the accounts are cryptic or complicated, it became clear to us that the devil perverted what Alma described as the relationship between the principle of justice, our ethical responsibility to love God and each other, and the merciful application of His laws in an individual’s life.

The tragic death of Latter-day Saint YouTube sensation Grant Thompson has been reported by major news outlets including The New York Times, CNN, BuzzFeed News, The Washington Post, and more. With 11 million subscribers and billions of views on his videos, it is no surprise that Grant’s unexpected death has caused a stir. As these reporters review the highlights of his life, however, many are failing to mention what Grant may have considered his greatest accomplishment: his role as a husband and father in the gospel.

What do bloodthirsty Vikings, yoga, and essential oils all have in common? They were all recently featured in a skit that won over the judges on NBC's Bring the Funny.

On September 15, 2019, Elder Ulisses Soares and Elder Craig C. Christensen will participate in a Face to Face event for young adults around the world, answering their questions and sharing hopeful messages. You can submit your own questions at ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

In the Deseret News, Tad Walch posted interesting insights about the new Church hymnbook. Along with submitting their own hymns and music, members of the Church over the past year have been able to suggest songs to add to the hymnbook.

From the entertainment world to the medical field, Latter-day Saints have made several significant contributions to the way we live in the modern world.